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Lotte opens duty-free shop at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Lotte Duty Free CEO Lee Hong Kyun (L) and South Korean actress Choi Ji Woo, an honorary ambassador for the duty-free chain, pose at Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2014, during a ceremony for the opening of its first outlet in Japan.

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Kansai airport concession sale draws 150 firms

OSAKA, Japan - Representatives from about 150 Japanese and foreign companies and organizations participate in a briefing session by New Kansai International Airport Co. in Izumisano, western Japan, on its plan to sell the management rights to Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport (also known as Itami airport) on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Kagawa inks sponsorship deal with Audi

IZUMISANO, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa is pictured with an Audi car in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2013, as he inked a three-year sponsorship deal with Audi Japan that will give him use of a red Audi, valued at around 20 million yen, in Britain.

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Skymark to launch flights at Kansai airport

IZUMISANO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks during a press conference in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 9, 2011. Nishikubo said the airline will start flight services linking Kansai International Airport near Osaka with Sapporo and Naha in May 2012. Skymark quit the western Japan airport in 2006.

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Maehara eyes turning Haneda into hub airport for int'l flights

IZUMISANO, Japan - In Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2009, transport minister Seiji Maehara (L) talks with Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (R), who asked the central government to step up investment to turn Kansai International Airport, serving Osaka, into a hub airport. After the meeting, Maehra indicated in remarks to reporters his wish to turn Tokyo's Haneda airport into a hub for international flights.

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3-month-old 'Hello Work' training scheme the only hope for NEETs

IZUMISANO, Japan - A NEET youth receives job-seeking training at a school run by the nonprofit Osaka Young Work-Support Organization in the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The student in the fourth 3-month period ended in December 2006 takes part in the school's festival with Frankenstein make-up.

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Kansai airport celebrates 9th year

OSAKA, Japan - Expansion work on an artificial island is under way on the Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka, which marked its ninth anniversary Sept. 4.